[WATCH]: Former pupil attacks school and the police
Mpumalanga police have condemned the incident in which police were attacked at Mmametlhake High School premises in Mpumalanga on Thursday.
The incident was captured on video and has since gone viral on social media.
In the video, the former learner can be seen throwing what seems to be bricks at some of the windows of the school, when the police arrived on the scene.
The learner then started throwing bricks at police, leading to officers shooting him in the leg.
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The former learner was later arrested and taken to the Mmametlhake Hospital where he is under police guard.
Provincial police spokesperson, Leonard Hlathi, says the incident is currently under investigation.
"He is facing several charges including an attack on police," says Hlathi.
Provincial commissioner Mondli Zuma has asked people not to spread the video as it may be used as evidence in court.
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